Design Wall Monday, July 7, 2025

Here is Katniss at the start of Sunday.  I had just two blocks to go before being able to move on to the next step in the process.  I am getting anxious.  Katniss is going to be specular.  I hope to get through the applique in the next day.  Honestly, I am ready to be using my Phaff  =^.^=  This applique doesn't go so fast!

Tomorrow marks ONE YEAR OF RETIREMENT!  Where has this past year gone?

Sunday Stash Report, July 6, 2025

Finished the binding while sitting outside on the patio with DH on the 4th.  We stayed home and had hamburgers cooked on the grill.  Listened to the not too far away fireworks that were all around us.  This quilt is part of the charity projects I sew up for Sunshine Quilt Guild.  The Guild supports efforts at Rady's Children's Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House.

On Thursday Jo, Kathy, and I volunteered our time at the San Diego County Fair acquiring signature blocks that will be used for charity projects we call Community Quilts.  The two on the wall in the back left are examples of completed quilts.  Jo was putting together with her blue sewing machine quilt tops made with the signed blocks we collected between the two days.  The green quilt is one I made that signatures were being gathered making it one step closer to complete.  That lovely quilt behind us is Sunshine Quilt Guild's 2025-2026 Opportunity Quilt.  I have tickets one/$1 or six/$5; let me know if you want to be included in the drawing for this queen sized quilt.

Pop  Medley has a back and binding prepared so it now gets counted in the Used category!  Also in the Used category are the fabric from stash to create parts and full requirements for four Community Quilts.  So a big used this week!

I have just two blocks to finish the applique on Katniss.  Will share more on Katniss tomorrow.  Oh my, this project is looking fabulous =^.^=  I have yet to cut into the fabric to finish Children's Zoo (sashing, etc.), my cross stitch project.  I need first to get Katniss off the design wall...it is too crowded right now.

Used this week: 22 yards 
Used YTD: 202.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 78.25 yards
Net used in 2025: 124.5 yards

Wednesday Workings, July 2, 2025

Moving right along with the applique on Katniss.  Three blocks done (top row) and six more to do.  Making great progress on the project.

Quilts arrived from Kerry yesterday, Knickers and the Lattice Baby Quilt for charity.  I have binding prepared with plans to stitch down on both of them today.  My first priority in hand stitching will be Katniss =^.^=

Another community signature charity quilt was finished.  My volunteering will be tomorrow.  The booth looks really good.  

These are the volunteers today.  Booth set up with two completed community signature charity quilts mounted to the left of the booth and one on the table to the right along with lots more signature blocks to be signed.  Our Opportunity Quilt for 2025-2026 is in the middle with chances available to win.  We will also be sitting down at a sewing machine showing how quilts come together.

Also brought in the mail is this very summery table runner by Fig Tree & Co. called Popsicles.  I have scraps aplenty to put this one together.

Enjoy this beautiful Wednesday =^.^=